Genetic Ascension novel Chapter 738

Nathan found himself feeling absolutely suffocated. The projection shook in the air almost like a television struggling to establish a connection.

A cold sweat poured down Nathan’s back. It felt almost like his Will was being pulled through the hologram, forced to stand before Sylas and bear the weight of his rage.

He forced himself to take a shaky breath. But before he could speak, Sylas still took the initiative.

"I don’t know what you two want to do, or why you’re hiding yourselves away in the Grimblades. Maybe there was a fissure in the family long ago. Maybe there are enemies on the outside you don’t want to know about your plans. But what I can say is that the truth doesn’t matter.

"Today, I came here for one reason.

"Kill Lucius Grimblade.

"If you cross my bottom line, the next time I come to murder someone it will be you."

Nathan took another breath. He had come to understand why Sylas was being so aggressive. He knew about the AI.

But he also realized something else… Sylas had changed.

The Sylas he had modeled would have never come here for the sake of killing Lucius. The change had caught him off guard, which was why he had miscalculated, making a decision he shouldn’t have.

Sylas was already resistant to being used by Archibald, directly rejecting his asks. However, even back then, Nathan had felt that there was a chance that Sylas might side with them, it would just take some convincing and some laying out of benefits.

The man didn’t want to be the pawn of plans he had no understanding of. That much was understandable and there was no reason for them to have a falling out about this.

Unfortunately, he seemed to be toeing exceptionally closely to Sylas’ bottom line.

The Sylas he knew might shrug this off for the sake of potential benefits, and maybe he still might in the future. But right now, Sylas was drawing a very clear boundary.

Something had truly pissed him off this time and the man had reached his breaking point.

When Nathan came to this point in his thoughts, he calmed down completely.

This Sylas was wilder and more unpredictable… but in Nathan’s opinion, he was far less dangerous.

Before, he didn’t know where Sylas’ bottom line was, he didn’t know if Sylas was capable of a breaking point.

But now he knew that it existed. And for someone who planned out his every step, this was the greatest gift he could be given.

"I understand." Nathan said after a long while. "In that case, I will not say anything more on the topic. But I will give you two tidbits of advice as an offering of peace. I hope that can help us smooth some things over.

"First, Astrid and Malachi do not have a particularly close relationship with Lucius, but this event will inevitably reach their ears. I’m sure you understand what that means." Stay updated via empire

Sylas didn’t reply, but he understood what Nathan meant.

Those two were the only ones left and they were currently fighting it out for the heirship position. It was clear and obvious to Sylas that the Grimblades likely wouldn’t start displaying their true strength until they had a head they could all rally behind.